Málaga CF vs RCD Espanyol prediction | 9 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Málaga CF
Ranking: #93 overall, #19 in Spain

72.3 → 73.1 (+0.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-0 19 Aug Atl Madrid (A) 73.2 -0.2
1-1 24 Aug La Coruña (H) 73.5 +0.3
4-0 30 Aug Real Madrid (A) 73.3 -0.2
0-0 06 Sep Levante (H) 73.6 +0.3
1-1 13 Sep Celta Vigo (A) 73.1 -0.5
RCD Espanyol
Ranking: #89 overall, #17 in Spain

72.4 → 73.3 (+0.9 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 16 Aug Levante (H) 73.2 +0.7
1-2 22 Aug Real Madrid (H) 72.8 -0.4
2-1 29 Aug Real Sociedad (A) 72.4 -0.4
1-1 06 Sep Sevilla (H) 72.7 +0.3
0-2 12 Sep Osasuna (A) 73.3 +0.6

Málaga CF vs RCD Espanyol: by the numbers

Málaga CF trail RCD Espanyol by 4 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 2 in Spain.

The recent trend shows RCD Espanyol on the rise, +0.9 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Málaga CF has also improved, albeit more slowly at +0.8.

Last time these teams played, on 2 May 2021, Málaga CF gained 0.1 rating points.

The best xGtoday rating Málaga CF have ever held is 74.7, first set on 27 Jul 2017.

RCD Espanyol first climbed to joint #30 in our European rankings on 24 Apr 2021.